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EXCLUSIVE: 200 seat Plaza Premium lounge to open in Heathrow Terminal 5

I always like to the bearer of good news, so I’m delighted to be able to say that Plaza Premium will be opening a 200 seat departure lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. The opening date is not yet .....

I always like to the bearer of good news, so I’m delighted to be able to say that Plaza Premium will be .....

by Rob Burgess31 comments

Review: the Plaza Premium lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2

This is my review of the Plaza Premium lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK.  You see all of the reviews here. Full details of .....

This is my review of the Plaza Premium lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of our series of .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

How to get a discount on Stansted Express train tickets

I realised recently that I had never written much about Stansted Express, even though I have done various articles on saving money on Gatwick Express and the best way to get a discount on Heathrow .....

I realised recently that I had never written much about Stansted Express, even though I have done various .....

by Rob Burgess43 comments

An update on Curve – you receive £10 credit when you are referred

(EDIT:  Curve has changed a lot since this article was published.  Please do not rely on the information here.  Instead, please click here to read our detailed 2020 Curve review, which .....

(EDIT:  Curve has changed a lot since this article was published.  Please do not rely on the .....

by Rob Burgess116 comments

Curve – the radical new payment card that lets you use Amex ANYWHERE

(EDIT:  Curve has changed a lot since this article was published.  Please do not rely on the information here.  Instead, please click here to read our detailed 2020 Curve review, which .....

(EDIT:  Curve has changed a lot since this article was published.  Please do not rely on the .....

by Rob Burgess396 comments

$10 of free credit for every HfP reader from LoungeBuddy

With half-term here, I thought it was worth reminding readers of the free $10 sign-up credit that HFP readers get with airport lounge app LoungeBuddy. LoungeBuddy is the leading global authority .....

With half-term here, I thought it was worth reminding readers of the free $10 sign-up credit that HFP .....

by Rob Burgess15 comments

The ever-expanding tentacles of Expedia …. do you know everything it owns?

A reader forwarded me an email from HotelClub, a small but fairly well known booking website, last week. The business was originally part of Orbitz, which was recently acquired by Expedia. From 16th .....

A reader forwarded me an email from HotelClub, a small but fairly well known booking website, last week. The .....

by Rob Burgess29 comments

What I learned when I met all the big players in UK travel credit cards

I spent Tuesday at a conference in London focussed on travel loyalty credit cards.  Whilst I don’t like taking a day out of my schedule, I felt it would be good to get a feel for how the .....

I spent Tuesday at a conference in London focussed on travel loyalty credit cards.  Whilst I don’t .....

by Rob Burgess123 comments

HfP had 1 million page views in January …. which is a bit spooky, actually

If someone had told me three and a half years ago when I started HfP that I would eventually reach the giddy heights of 1 million page views per month, I’m not sure I would have believed them. .....

If someone had told me three and a half years ago when I started HfP that I would eventually reach the giddy .....

by Rob Burgess68 comments

Here’s the full HfP index of articles for January 2016

Here is a full list of the articles we published in January 2016.  Click through to read them in full: Win 18,000 Avios via avios.com Facebook and Twitter competitions New Marriott promo starts .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in January 2016.  Click through to read them in full: Win .....

by HfP team

Review: the Thistle Marble Arch hotel in London

EDIT, 2022:  This hotel was rebranded as Thistle March Arch in May 2022.  This review was written whilst it was operating as an Amba.  The website for the new hotel is here. This is my review of .....

EDIT, 2022:  This hotel was rebranded as Thistle March Arch in May 2022.  This review was written whilst it .....

by Anika Burnett14 comments

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